Lifestyles

Store small items inside a glove
Lifestyles
Sep 01, 2025
Dear Heloise: For keeping small items like eye pencils, my good tweezers, and a sharpener findable, organized and tidy (and to keep points or blades f...
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Unload the dishwasher smartly
Lifestyles
Aug 30, 2025
Dear Heloise: Unload the bottom rack of the dishwasher first to keep the items there dry. Top rack items, like coffee cup bottoms, often still have wa...
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Don’t instill fear in children
Lifestyles
Aug 29, 2025
Dear Heloise: I just read the letter about threatening children who are misbehaving with a police arrest and wanted to share my experience as a nurse....
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Organize utensils in the dishwasher
Lifestyles
Aug 28, 2025
Dear Heloise: My wife and I read your hints daily, and you have some great ones! Here is something that we do to speed up the process of unloading the...
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Mother-daughter rift puts dad in a tough spot
Lifestyles
Aug 28, 2025
DEAR ABBY: My daughter, "Violet," lives about two hours away. She and her mother (my wife) do not get along. Violet was always a rebellious, independe...
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Patrolling the encampment
Lifestyles, Local News
Aug 27, 2025
The 72nd New York and 111th Pennsylvania Civil War reenactors set up an encampment last weekend at the annual Kinzua Heritage Festival in Russell. Sho...
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Take precautions before traveling
Lifestyles
Aug 27, 2025
Dear Heloise: I don't want to sound morbid, but you never know what will happen on a trip. Whenever my husband and I go on a trip, I take a picture of...
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What not to do with old/new pipes
Lifestyles
Aug 26, 2025
Dear Heloise: There is no time to put grease or oils down a sink with old or new pipes! You pour off what you can as noted in a previous column, then ...
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Try this way of scenting trash cans
Lifestyles
Aug 25, 2025
Dear Heloise: I find that this hint helps, especially during the hot months of the year. After blowing out a sweet-smelling candle, I pour the wax ont...
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How to safely play with a hamster
Lifestyles
Aug 23, 2025
Dear Heloise: My granddaughter, Bobbi, recently received a dwarf hamster for her 9th birthday. He is a zippy little escape artist! To keep him safe wh...
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